Polish UFC fighters suffer defeats at Belgrade event
UFC Fight Night 283 took place in Belgrade, Serbia on 1 August 2026, marking the first UFC event ever staged in the country. Three Polish fighters were on the card: former light‑heavyweight champion Jan Błachowicz, heavyweight Marcin Tybura and lightweight Mateusz Rębecki.
Błachowicz was stopped by unbeaten New Zealander Navajo Stirling via TKO at 2:56 of the first round. Tybura lost a unanimous decision to Serbian Aleksandar Rakić after three rounds. Rębecki earned a first‑round TKO victory over Canadian Kyle Prepolec.
The event was broadcast in Poland on Polsat Sport 1 and UFC Fight Pass, and the three Polish competitors were highlighted as the main national interest of the night.
Entities: Aleksandar Rakic · Belgrade · Belgrade, Serbia · Jan Błachowicz · Marcin Tybura · Mateusz Rębecki · Navajo Stirling · UFC · UFC Fight Night 283
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 8 SOURCES] All three Polish fighters (Jan Błachowicz, Marcin Tybura, Mateusz Rębecki) were on the card. (existing)
- [● 11 SOURCES] Mateusz Rębecki will fight Kyle Prepolec on the preliminary card. (new)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Weigh‑in results: Błachowicz 93.0 kg, Stirling 93.0 kg; Tybura 115.2 kg, Rakić 107.7 kg; Rębecki 70.5 kg, Prepolec 70.3 kg. (Official weigh‑in data)
- [● 8 SOURCES] Jan Błachowicz faced Navajo Stirling in the co‑main event. (existing)
- [● 6 SOURCES] This was the first UFC event ever staged in Serbia. (existing)
- [● 5 SOURCES] Marcin Tybura will fight Aleksandar Rakić on the main card. (new)
- [● 9 SOURCES] UFC Fight Night 283 was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 1 August 2026. (existing)
- [● 7 SOURCES] The event will be broadcast on Polsat Sport 1 and UFC Fight Pass (Polsat Box Go) in Poland. (new)
- [● 5 SOURCES] Mateusz Rębecki defeated Kyle Prepolec by TKO in the first round. (existing)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Marcin Tybura lost to Aleksandar Rakić by unanimous decision after three rounds. (new)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Jan Błachowicz lost to Navajo Stirling via TKO at 2:56 of round 1. (new)